GoPro Teases Upcoming Drone With High-Flying Footage

GoPro is fast to level out that the footage, shot utilizing a Hero4 camera in 1440p, was not altered.

GoPro final yr teased a new line of "multi-rotor helicopters" outfitted with high-definition cameras.

A yr of prototyping later, the corporate this week launched two minutes of swooping, cinematic video, captured with a developmental mannequin.

Final winter, reviews stated GoPro's drones would go on sale in late 2015, with a price tag of $ 500 to $ 1,000. CEO Nick Woodman later tipped an early 2016 launch aimed toward shoppers.

"It is unimaginable to see our world from new views," Woodman stated about drones throughout Might's Code Convention. "It is an actual 'Oh my God' second."

Certainly that is the identical response GoPro is hoping for when individuals watch this week's video, which highlights the unnamed quadcopter and its stabilization system. The corporate is fast to level out that the footage, which was shot utilizing a Hero4 camera in 1440p, was not altered.

"The featured video was captured with a developmental prototype of GoPro's quadcopter and stabilization system," the YouTube description stated. "No submit-manufacturing stabilization was carried out; that is an instance of the unimaginable image high quality we're already capable of seize at this superior prototype stage."